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Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-SC) speaks during a news conference at the U.S. Capitol on July 31, 2024 in Washington, DC. (Kent Nishimura/Getty Images)

GOP saber-rattles over Cuba

Alex Galbraith

The Trump administration has repeatedly threatened military action on the island

A woman speaks into a small microphone on the red carpet before the German Film Awards ceremony. The Lola is one of the most important awards in the industry. (Sebastian Christoph Gollnow/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Teeny tiny mics ruin the red carpet

Coleman Spilde

Throw them in the trash, along with the rest of these empty promotional gimmicks and crass cash grabs

Cooking vegetables (Getty Images/Floriana)

A no-spend week, starting in the kitchen

Ashlie D. Stevens

How planning meals, stretching ingredients and baking something sweet can make a no-spend week feel generous

David Letterman on pit road prior to the NTT IndyCar Series 103rd running of the Indianapolis 500. (Photo by Khris Hale/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Letterman rages at CBS News: "Idiots!"

Alex Galbraith

The retired late-night host said that recent moves have "trampled on" the news division's integrity

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Matt Rogers and Bowen Yang pose backstage at the new play "Messy White Gays" at The Duke on 42nd Street Theater on November 20, 2025 in New York City. (Photo by Bruce Glikas/Getty Images)

Yang, Rogers apologize for Crockett dig

Alex Galbraith

The podcast hosts sparked outrage when they suggested donating to the Texas Dem was a waste of money

CORAL GABLES, FLORIDA - SEPTEMBER 15: A child receives a standard immunization at Doctor Gary M. Kramer, MD, PA's Pediatric office on September 15, 2025, in Coral Gables, Florida. The Florida Department of Health recently released information on the development of rulemaking to revise immunization and document requirements for school entry. (Photo by Joe Raedle/Getty Images)

New vaccine guidance is "dangerous"

Nicole Karlis

The recent move to not recommend some childhood shots has been called "dangerous and unnecessary"

A booth promoting ranked choice voting at Netroots Nation 2025

How to fire up 2026's hottest House race

David Daley

Ranked choice voting would help Democrats choose the strongest candidate in the NY-12 primary

Venezuelan President Nicolas Maduro (L) meets the Supreme Leader of Iran, Ali Khamenei during his visit in Tehran, Iran on October 22, 2016. (Pool / Supreme Leader Press Office/Anadolu Agency/Getty Images)

Can the Iran regime survive Trump?

Aaron Pilkington - The Conversation

It's not clear how Islamic Republic of Iran’s supreme leader, Ali Khamenei, could survive if Trump backs protesters

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Cheers! But in moderation, according to recently released HHS dietary guidelines. But what counts as "moderation"? (Maria Korneeva)

RFK Jr. encourages “moderate drinking”

CK Smith

Again, health experts warn new guidance may blur science with personal choice, fueling confusion and debate

"Mar-a-Lago face" was abundant at the Trump's recent New Year's Eve party as many MAGA women aspire to look like the carefully crafted First Lady Melania Trump. But that fad might be dissolving faster than their lip fillers. (Joe Raedle / Getty Images)

“Mar-a-Lago face” hit expiration date

CK Smith

The once-ubiquitous MAGA makeover is showing signs of trend fatigue as online culture shifts elsewhere.

Robyn (Marili Andre/Courtesy of Young Recordings)

Robyn reframes motherhood and desire

Coleman Spilde

"Sexistential" confronts the idea that new mothers must abandon pleasure and the dance floor

Troubles continue for the "Trump-Kennedy Center" as the venue has now parted ways with the  Washington National Opera after 70 years. (Maxine Wallace / Getty Images)

Opera departs amid Kennedy Center woes

CK Smith

After 50 years, the company is cutting ties amid leadership upheaval, funding demands and Trump-era rebranding

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Rice pudding (Arundhati Sathe/ Getty Images)

My mother's rice pudding, always

Joy Saha

Creamy, rich and oh-so comforting — Bengali Payesh is what other rice puddings wish they could be

Thomas Paine’s Common Sense, published in 1776, helped galvanize colonial support for American independence. (Photo illustration by Salon / Getty Images / Library of Congress / DeAgostini / DigiPub)

At 250, "Common Sense" still matters

Edward J. Larson

With authoritarianism on the rise, the pamphlet that helped spark the American Revolution remains relevant

Tony Dokoupil at the 2024 New York Comic Con (Jason Mendez/Getty Images for ReedPop)

Tony Dokoupil’s viral debut at CBS

Sophia Tesfaye

The new CBS Evening News host made headlines for all the wrong reasons

05 January 2026, Venezuela, Caracas: Detail of a statue on the subject of oil in Caracas, Venezuela. Photo: Javier Campos/dpa (Photo by Javier Campos/picture alliance via Getty Images)

Trump's Venezuelan oil rush is doomed

Nicholas Liu

One industry expert said Trump's oil dreams are less about economic prudence and more about distracting the public

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Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem during a press conference at the Bishop Henry Whipple Federal Building in Minneapolis, Minn., on Wednesday, January 7, 2026. Behind Noem is Border Patrol official, Gregory Bovino. (Carlos Gonzalez/The Minnesota Star Tribune via Getty Images)

ICE policy linked to Minneapolis killing

Ben Jones - The Conversation

Not all agencies have implemented prohibitions on shooting at vehicles

Protesters hold photos of Renee Nicole Good, the day after her shooting death Wednesday by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, in front of the Federal Building in downtown Los Angeles on January 8, 2026. (Genaro Molina/Los Angeles Times via Getty Images)

New ICE video shows Good's last words

Jelinda Montes

New video recorded by ICE officer Jonathan Ross shows new angle of deadly shooting

President Donald Trump speaks with reporters before boarding Air Force One on Nov. 16, 2025.

Trump rejects new Venezuela election

Jelinda Montes

“We’re going to rebuild the oil, and the oil infrastructure, we’ll be in charge of it,” Trump told Fox News

WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 06: U.S. President Donald Trump addresses a House Republican retreat at The John F. Kennedy Center for the Performing Arts on January 06, 2026 in Washington, DC. House Republicans will discuss their 2026 legislative agenda at the meeting. (Photo by Alex Wong/Getty Images)

Trump asks Machado for Nobel Prize

Garrett Owen

Trump said the award going to Machado was "a major embarrassment"

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WASHINGTON, DC - JANUARY 8:  U.S. House Minority Leader Hakeem Jeffries (D-NY) speaks alongside Rep. Pete Aguilar (D-CA) (R) and Rep. Katherine Clark (D-MA) during a news conference after a vote on healthcare subsidies at the U.S. Capitol on January 8, 2026 in Washington, D.C. The House of Representatives passed legislation for a three year extension of expired health care subsidies for those who get coverage through the Affordable Care Act. The legislation will now go to the Senate. (Photo by Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

House Republicans pass ACA subsidies

Jelinda Montes

Multiple House Republicans pushed past GOP leadership to re-extend ACA health care subsidies for millions.

Ashley Tisdale partners with goodnest to celebrate the launch of the sustainable baby care brand in New York City (Noam Galai/Getty Images for goodnest)

What really makes mom groups toxic

Andi Zeisler

Ashley Tisdale’s mom-group dustup highlights a culture that thrives on pitting mother against mother

MINNEAPOLIS, MINNESOTA - JANUARY 08: A portrait of Renee Nicole Good is pasted to a light pole near the site of her shooting on January 08, 2026 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. According to federal officials, an ICE agent shot and killed Good during a confrontation yesterday in south Minneapolis. (Photo by Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

ICE officer had prior violent arrest

Garrett Owen

Jonathan Ross broke a driver's window as they fled, dragging him in the process

A demonstrator protesting against ICE in Houston, Texas on Jan. 8, 2026. (Mark Felix / AFP via Getty Image)

America reaches its breaking point

Brian Karem

In Minneapolis and Venezuela, the Trump administration villainizes America's neighbors — and its own citizens

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